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Tag Archives: The Times
Take a Pew, or Not, as the Case May Be
In “The Times Diary” column of today’s edition of the paper, Patrick Kidd writes this about relations between Evelyn Waugh and John Betjeman: WAUGH OF WORDS Visitors to Combe Florey, the family home of Evelyn and Auberon Waugh, used to … Continue reading
Posted in Alexander Waugh, Auberon Waugh, Combe Florey, Newspapers, Radio Programs
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Cecil Beaton, John Betjeman, Jonathan Smith, New Statesman, Patrick Kidd, The Times
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Randolph Remembered
The Daily Beast has published a memoir of Randolph Churchill by Clive Irving. This is in response to Randolph’s relative neglect in the wake of all the attention accorded to his father following two recent successful film treatments and several … Continue reading
Posted in Diaries, Essays, Articles & Reviews, Events, Newspapers, World War II
Tagged Capital Research Center, Daily Beast, Guardian, Randolph Chirchill, The Times, V&A Museum, Winnie the Pooh
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Cecil Beaton Film and Graham Greene Radio Drama
The director of a new documentary film about Cecil Beaton discusses his life in an article in The Times: “The dark side of Cecil Beaton.” This is Lisa Immordino Vreeland and her film is entitled Love, Cecil. Here’s an excerpt … Continue reading
Posted in Adaptations, Art, Photography & Sculpture, Biographies, Letters, Newspapers, Radio
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Cecil Beaton, D.J.Taylor, Graham Greene, The Tablet, The Times
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Waugh: Letter Writing, Divorce Reform, and Wadham College
The nondenominational religious journal First Things has an article about what is seen as the dying art of letter writing. This is written by R E Colombini and entitled “So Long, Age of Letters”. He uses as a case study … Continue reading
Posted in A Handful of Dust, Academia, Evelyn Waugh, Letters, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged First Things, Law and Literature, Mary Francis Coady, Maurice Bowra, Robin Esser, The Times, Thomas Merton
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Mary Wesley Letters Published
The letters between novelist Mary Wesley and her second husband Eric Siepmann have been published and are reviewed by D J Taylor in The Times. The book is entitled Darling Pol and is edited by Wesley’s biographer Patrick Marnham. Wesley and … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Letters, Newspapers, Oxford
Tagged D.J.Taylor, Eric Seipmann, Mary Wesley, Patrick Marnham, The Times
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Waugh’s Visit to May Morris
The recent discovery of the journals of May Morris, daughter of the more famous William, has inspired an exhibit devoted to her life and works. The journals reportedly reveal that she was responsible for many of the creative designs that … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Photography & Sculpture, Diaries, Evelyn Waugh, Events, Newspapers, Rossetti: His Life and Works
Tagged Daily Mail, Kelmscott Manor, Mary Lobb, May Morris, The Times, William Morris Gallery
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Anthony Powell Biography (More)
The new biography of Anthony Powell by Hilary Spurling has been widely reviewed in the British press and several additional reviews have cited Evelyn Waugh’s friendship with Powell. Nicholas Shakespeare, writer and director of the BBC Arena documentary “The Waugh … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Articles & Reviews, Newspapers
Tagged Anthony Powell, Daily Telegraph, Dance to the Music of Time, DJ Taylor, Irish Times, Nicholas Shakespeare, The Times
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General Election, Water Voles, and Nothing
A local news website in Kent has introduced Evelyn Waugh as an issue in the ongoing UK General Election. Kent Online has compiled a list of candidates for the seat in the Folkestone and Hythe constituency, with a thumbnail sketch provided … Continue reading
Posted in Brideshead Revisited, Decline and Fall, Letters, Newspapers, Scoop
Tagged General Election, Hanif Kureishi, Henry Green, Kent Online, Private Eye, The Times, water voles
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Waugh and George Steer (More)
The Spanish newspaper El Mundo has published a feature length story on British correspondent George Steer to mark the 80th anniversary of the attack on Guernica in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War. Steer, reporting for The Times, is credited with … Continue reading
Posted in Newspapers, Scoop, Waugh in Abyssinia
Tagged Abyssinian War, El Mundo, George Steer, Guernica, The Times
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Biffing: A History
Today’s Times notes the issuance of the UK paperback edition of a WWII history which has Wavian overtones. This is The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: Churchill’s Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler’s Defeat by Giles Milton. In his brief notice, Lawrence James explains: The Castrator, … Continue reading
Posted in Evelyn Waugh, Newspapers, Sword of Honour, World War II
Tagged Giles Milton, Lawrence James, The Times, unconventional weapons
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